Wednesday, December 26, 2012

The Holiday Seasons End

The holidays are over, thank goodness. I'm the type of person to get that tree packed up on Boxing Day and eat all leftover candy canes ASAP. The kids got kittens for Christmas, which as you can image helped spur me into action to get those little cats out of the tree. Anyhow it was a quiet Christmas since we don't have any family here in Saskatchewan So I decided to teach the kids to sew. Jordan is six and Payton is five. I started with the kids on my lap just guiding the fabric through the machine, but soon realized that they were capable enough to use the foot petal. I'm very proud of their quick progress but even more impressed with their eagerness to keep sewing.

Sniping the squares apart.

Ironing

Arranging the strips.

Payton said to me that when she grows up some more she will help me design and sew quilts so we could make lots of money. Hahaha with luck Patyon, with luck. It was a fun project to work on together. Jordan wants me to make sure I have a space for a kids sewing area in my new studio, and I think I can fulfill that request.

I have also been working on a seeming endless stream of designs as I'm learning to use a drawing program on my computer. I have also completed my first quilt pattern and it is being tested by a friend of mine. Hopefully I'll have something to show someday soon.

For Christmas I received a gypsy 'Sit Upon'. It's a purple pillow full of air to sit upon while you quilt. I'll review it better in a couple weeks and let you know about my experience. Happy New Year.

8 comments:

How nice to have little girls to teach....I had all boys and all grandsons...lol. I did get a step grand daughter whom I bought a kit for this Christmas. She is 14; not real interested, but I am hoping to motivate her and maybe her Mom

I am lucky with my little sweet girls... I'm sure it will backfire eventually in a couple more years but I'll just take what I can get for now! I hope your step grand daughter enjoys her gift, it would be wonderful to connect on that level.

You are so lucky to have little girls. I have two sons. My youngest son did take sewing in school though and did manage to make me a cushion when he was about 10. I was about 6 or 7 when I started using my mum's treadle sewing machine. I have never stopped sewing...LOL It was one love that my mum and I always shared:)

Lucky you, Sam! That is really great. Kids have SOOO much more capability that we give them credit for. Well done you. Do enjoy a very Happy New Year and have fun with your girls. Mine is 35 and she and her DH are coming next weekend for a wee visit. Cannot WAIT!

About Me

I have 2 little brats that drive me crazy by playing dodgeball with their glass teaset (I honestly don't know why they did this). My girls are 7 and 8 years old and the 'what the heck is going on' of my life. I'm married to a man who deals with the tangled Christmas lights like a professional and who tries to listen to my quilt rants without rolling his eyes too much. I started quilting in May 2011, and have had to limit my quilting time to after 5pm since that day I realized my kids had eaten raw hotdogs for dinner and run their own bath.